Next project: the Focke Wulf Schnellbomber with Jumo 222's. There were two version, I chose the one with the nose wheel. The fuselage is INCREDIBLE narrow. Once the nose wheel retracts, there is virtually no room for people in the cockpit. Pretty sure they hadn't thought this one all the way through.
And...I constantly underestimate the amount of work it takes to design these things for printing/molding.
As always, 1:72 and 1:48.
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It's a twin so I automatically like it 😏
But as twins go this looks quite strange with that fuselage being so narrow.
Ya kinda get the idea that the Germans designed the plane then figuring where the landing gear is going to go 

Quote from: Wardukw on June 07, 2023, 11:08:27 AMIt's a twin so I automatically like it 😏
But as twins go this looks quite strange with that fuselage being so narrow.
Ya kinda get the idea that the Germans designed the plane then figuring where the landing gear is going to go 

I guess they wanted to minimize drag. Makes sense. The massive Jumos make the fuselage seem even narrower. It is actually quite OK. Except for the fact that the nose wheel also needs space. Took me a while to figure this out. Back in the days they didn't have CAD, but I do 😄
Reminds me of the Grumman F7F.

Quote from: Kris on June 07, 2023, 11:25:38 AM

Quote from: Wardukw on June 07, 2023, 11:08:27 AMIt's a twin so I automatically like it 😏
But as twins go this looks quite strange with that fuselage being so narrow.
Ya kinda get the idea that the Germans designed the plane then figuring where the landing gear is going to go 

I guess they wanted to minimize drag. Makes sense. The massive Jumos make the fuselage seem even narrower. It is actually quite OK. Except for the fact that the nose wheel also needs space. Took me a while to figure this out. Back in the days they didn't have CAD, but I do 😄
Reminds me of the Grumman F7F.

Oh definitely..the slimmer the better but yeah those engines make it look slimmer again.
I would have thought that they would have made the fuselage a little deeper for the front landing gear.
The pilot would have the bulge between his feet like in the Meteor or Vampire..don't remember which 

Love the looks but can we change the name to
Hochgeschwindigheitsschwerkraftwaffenabwerfer?

WARUM ?   


The shape of the wings is amazing !!   Cockpit looks like the Ju 388 , one of my all time Favorits .   

And very huge machines . Yes !

Fantastic looker

That's looking amazing! I'm also planning todo some projects with jumo 222's in 1/72. Where did you find those jumo 222's?

David aka 63CPE

Quote from: VincentC on June 07, 2023, 03:04:43 PMLove the looks but can we change the name to
Hochgeschwindigheitsschwerkraftwaffenabwerfer?

        

Naturlich!

 

cool looking , very powerful "flying pencil"         

Quote from: 63cpe on June 08, 2023, 12:38:43 AMThat's looking amazing! I'm also planning todo some projects with jumo 222's in 1/72. Where did you find those jumo 222's?

David aka 63CPE

I make them myself. 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32

Quote from: Kris on June 08, 2023, 04:47:33 AM

Quote from: 63cpe on June 08, 2023, 12:38:43 AMThat's looking amazing! I'm also planning todo some projects with jumo 222's in 1/72. Where did you find those jumo 222's?

David aka 63CPE

I make them myself. 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32

Incredible! Wht a job!   

Quote from: loupgarou on June 10, 2023, 07:37:26 AM

Quote from: Kris on June 08, 2023, 04:47:33 AM

Quote from: 63cpe on June 08, 2023, 12:38:43 AMThat's looking amazing! I'm also planning todo some projects with jumo 222's in 1/72. Where did you find those jumo 222's?

David aka 63CPE

I make them myself. 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32

Incredible! Wht a job!   

Thank you.

A short progress update.

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